<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I thought I'd follow up on the Winlink thread. <div><br></div><div>I'm still slogging through Winlink, thinking that maybe I have an issue with Winlink, computer, antenna, radio or soundcard setup (so many variables). Mainly because it does indeed sometimes take a lot of tries to get through to send the message. Sometimes I have to let some hours pass before trying again and being successful. So, it actually was a bit heartening for me to hear that others have struggled to get a connection. ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>Nevertheless, I do almost always have a successful connection so long as I have the time. I think it's well worth the effort. And, I have to admit I like the challenge.</div><div><br></div><div>Keep it up, and I think if we share our victories it will ultimately help others be successful too.</div><div><br></div><div>I came across this instruction page this morning and thought I'd pass it along. I guess because I'm a slow processor I like to read things rather than watch YouTube, which I find myself stopping and rewinding often. </div><div><br></div><div>See what you think, maybe it's old hat: <a href="http://www.masterscommunications.com/products/radio-adapter/pdf/Winlink_Express_Comm_Academy_Session_3_2020_PDF_Version.pdf">http://www.masterscommunications.com/products/radio-adapter/pdf/Winlink_Express_Comm_Academy_Session_3_2020_PDF_Version.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>73, Rus, NQ6F</div><div><br></div><div>PS: by-the-way, if you're looking for a sound card interface I think there are good reasons to look at the DRA Sound Card (<a href="http://www.masterscommunications.com">http://www.masterscommunications.com</a>). I wished I'd seen this before ordering my RigBlaster Advantage. The advantage of the SignaLink is that it's ubiquitous. There's a lot of help out there for the SignaLink setup. The RigBlaster has incredible factory support.</div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 10:53 PM Howard, KB6NN via Harc <<a href="mailto:harc@humboldt-arc.org">harc@humboldt-arc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Thanks for that Richard. I, too, have had no luck with propagation. All the stations mentioned in other posts have been "green" on the RMS catalog when updated on line. Tonight, I had a report of "Good to CU Howard and great signal tonight" - but that doesn't mean it would be good elsewhere. In my haste, I have not looked at the various reporting websites to see where my signal may have been picked up. Of course, WSPR stations find me easily, and beacons I can hear might be helpful, as would be the reverse beacon network: <a href="http://www.reversebeacon.net/main.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.reversebeacon.net/main.php</a> - but by the time I took the time to check those, I might as well have tried random connections to stations for which propagation was predicted to be good for me in the Winlink Express program.<br>
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